History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation Editor(s): Enck-Wanzer, Darrel. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722411
- ISBN
- 9780814722411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.65
€ 95.65
paperback. Takes a look at Victorian America, and explores the minds of Victorians by examining some of their most distinctive and fascinating creations. The five essays in the book discuss specific pieces - hallstands, sideboards, embroidered mottoes, parlor organs, and seating furniture - within the context of broader cultural issues and concerns. Series: American Civilization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 195 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFT; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; J; WJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 17. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393331
- ISBN
- 9781566393331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.73
€ 49.99
€ 44.73
Paperback. Introduces students to some of the trends and controversies in recent historical scholarship on this topic, and examines the principal developments of party organization, electoral growth and policy-making. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JPFF; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415040518
- ISBN
- 9780415040518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.91
€ 53.91
Segregation – Integration – Assimilation: Religious and Ethnic Gro...
Nagy, Balazs. Ed(S): Keene, Derek (London Sch...
paperback. Editor(s): Keene, Derek (London School of Economics and Political Science). Series: Historical Urban Studies. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138265776
- ISBN
- 9781138265776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
paperback. Includes grandparents and great-grandparents who sum up in their own words the vast changes that have overtaken China's people over a century. This book is also at once a journey by the author through time and place, and a memorial to those who have lived through war and civil war, persecution, invasion, revolution, famine, and, Westernization. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099501480
- ISBN
- 9780099501480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
paperback. Charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789, right through to the 'coup d'etat' that brought Napoleon to power ten years later. This book explains the drama and complexities of this era. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140049459
- ISBN
- 9780140049459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
paperback. A catalogue of mass slaughter, torture and slavery, which showed that the evangelizing vision of Columbus had descended under later conquistadors into genocide. It demands that the Indians be entitled to the basic rights of humankind. Editor(s): Griffin, Nigel. Translator(s): Griffin, Nigel. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 2ADS; 3JB; DSBB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140445626
- ISBN
- 9780140445626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.75
€ 10.99
€ 9.75
paperback. Competition, flexibility and profit are still the common currency, even at a time when Western countries have been driven off a cliff by these very values. But will it always be this way? This title argues for the predominance in any society of one of three broad value systems - that of the merchant; the soldier; and the sage. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241955215
- ISBN
- 9780241955215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.45
€ 14.99
€ 10.45
paperback. Exposes the real nature of state power. This volume features arguments of empire up to critical examination and shatters the myths of those who protect the power and privilege of the few against the interests and needs to the many. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPS; JPA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241972786
- ISBN
- 9780241972786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Tells the story of JFK, the Cold War, and the power of oratory to change the course of history. This title recalls the days from October 1962 to September 1963, when JFK marshaled the power of oratory and his astonishing political skills towards that end. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847922755
- ISBN
- 9781847922755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855755492
- ISBN
- 9780855755492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. This title concentrates on the broad patterns of policing. It asks questions such as: how was there a shift from communal responsibility to policing? and: what has been expected of the public and vice versa? It should be of interest to any one concerned with the history of policing. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBT; JKSW1; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Willan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903240267
- ISBN
- 9781903240267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.20
€ 53.20
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3810 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780822313366
- ISBN
- 9780822313366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.54
€ 32.99
€ 29.54
paperback. Assesses various aspects of Edward Said's work - his contributions to postcolonial theory, his work on racism and ethnicity, his aesthetics and his resistance to the aestheticization of politics, his concepts of figuration, his assessment of the role of the exile in a metropolitan culture, and his work on music and the visual arts. Editor(s): Bove, Paul A. Series: A Boundary 2 Book. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New ed
- SKU
- V9780822325222
- ISBN
- 9780822325222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.32
€ 31.99
€ 28.32
paperback. This is a very thorough account of the experience of the Jews of Europe during World War II. It is virtually a day-by-day account, in men and women's own words, of the horrifying events of the Holocaust - the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jewish race. Num Pages: 960 pages, 25 maps; portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780006371946
- ISBN
- 9780006371946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 15.67
€ 22.99
€ 15.67
Paperback. Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle's East End Factories. The Sugar Girls went straight to No.10 in the Sunday Times Bestseller List, spending five weeks in the top ten. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007448470
- ISBN
- 9780007448470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 8.95
€ 13.99
€ 8.95
Paperback. Follows the interweaving lives of several key anarchists, and of the secret police who tracked them. Framed by the Paris Commune of 1871 and the 1905 revolution in St Petersburg, and spread across five continents, theirs is the story of a generation that saw the dream of Utopia crumble, to be replaced by a dangerous desperation. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; JPFB; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage Digital
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099551928
- ISBN
- 9780099551928
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.28
€ 19.99
€ 14.28
paperback. On April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives. The author's bestselling history of the voyage, the wreck and the aftermath is a tour de force of detailed investigation and the upstairs/downstairs divide. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141399690
- ISBN
- 9780141399690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Features a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QSF; HBJD; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241963838
- ISBN
- 9780241963838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
paperback. Whatever the viewpoint and by whatever nickname it is known, the drug cannabis always incites debate. Martin Booth traces the history of the plant and its derivatives back to the Neolithic period. He paints a colourful picture of medical advances, subterfuge, religious enlightenment, smuggling and gang warfare. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553814187
- ISBN
- 9780553814187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. This work is an analysis of the ideology, causal patterns, and means employed in the Nazi genocide against the Jews. It argues that the events of the genocide compel reconsideration of such moral concepts as individual and group responsibility, and the role of knowledge in ethical decisions. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629931
- ISBN
- 9780815629931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.28
€ 27.28
hardcover. Num Pages: 346 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; AB; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 287 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271020846
- ISBN
- 9780271020846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.01€ 108.95
€ 134.01
€ 108.95
paperback. This comprehensive overview of Kinsale's seafaring tradition will be enjoyed by all who appreciate a whiff of salty sea spray, and the sense of adventure bound to ships voyaging to distant lands. Num Pages: 304 pages, B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 192 x 25. Weight in Grams: 328. CORK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848893092
- ISBN
- 9781848893092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.42
€ 14.99
€ 13.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 16 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385239547
- ISBN
- 9780385239547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.47
€ 19.99
€ 17.47